vliegende deur

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Dutch

White-tailed eagle in flight.

Etymology

From the white-tailed eagle's large size. Literally, “flying door”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌvli.ɣən.də ˈdøːr/

Noun

vliegende deur f (plural vliegende deuren)

  1. (nickname) Synonym of zeearend (“Haliaeetus albicilla”)
    • 1993 January 5, “‘Vliegende deur’ boven Friesland”, in Leeuwarder Courant, volume 242, number 3, page 14:
      De ‘vliegende deur’ wordt geregeld in Friesland waargenomen, aldus onze vogelkundig medewerker Jan de Jong uit Joure.
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    • 1998, Nederlandse Vereniging tot Bescherming van Vogels, Vogels, page 30:
      De vliegende deuren die Nederland 's winters bezoeken, zijn vrijwel altijd onvolwassen.
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    • 2013, Albert Beintema, Eilanden: van Andoya tot Vuurland:
      Behalve zeevogels komen hier flinke aantallen zeearenden voor, spectaculaire 'vliegende deuren' waar veel vogelaars op afkomen.
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